WASHINGTON  — Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris selected Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to be her running mate on Tuesday, choosing a liberal policy champion and a plain speaker from...

PARIS  — The action continues at the Olympics on Wednesday in Paris where athletics, wrestling, skateboarding and boxing continue while taekwondo and weightlifting get under way. There will...

PARIS  — Kellie Harrington beat Yang Wenlu of China by split decision in the final of the lightweight category at the Paris Olympics to retain...

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Carlos Yulo expressed hopes that his mother, Angelica Poquiz Yulo, can heal after their rift was made public following his...

Imane Khelif from Algeria is one of two women boxers at the 2024 Paris Olympics making the news – as ugly issues of gender...

The Philippines currently ranks first among all Southeast Asian countries at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Now the region’s pride, social media users from other Southeast...

The following table shows rates for Asian currencies against the dollar at 0204 GMT. CURRENCIES VS U.S. DOLLAR Currency Latest bid Previous day Pct Move Japan yen 144.570 144.17 -0.28 Sing dlr 1.324 1.3251 +0.09 Taiwan dlr 32.720 32.639 -0.25 Korean won 1372.800 1370 -0.20 Baht 35.405 35.415 +0.03 Peso 57.960 57.82 -0.24 Rupiah 16200.000 16180 -0.12 Rupee 83.845 83.845 0.00 Ringgit 4.457 4.42 -0.83 Yuan 7.154 7.1395 -0.20 Change...

MANILA — Following are the results of the Philippine Bureau of the Treasury's (BTr) auction of T-bills on Monday: *BTr fully awards 20 billion pesos ($346.68 million) * Tenders...

Since the Olympic Games in Paris began, the French president, Emmanuel Macron, has posted the statement “This is France!” several times on his social...

Biles takes floor silver behind Andrade after costly mistakes Japan's Oka wins third gold and a bronze D'Amato grabs balance beam gold with...

MANILA  — The Philippines posted a trade deficit of $4.3 billion in June, as exports shrank 17.3% from a year earlier, while imports contracted 7.5%, government data showed on Tuesday. The value of...

Filipinos celebrated EJ Obiena's significant rise in his rankings despite falling short in the men's pole vault final at the Paris Olympics 2024. The World...

TAIPEI  — People across Taiwan on Sunday celebrated their men's doubles badminton gold medal victory over Chinese opponents that sparked scenes of jubilation while also exposing deeper geopolitical divides...

"Breaking gender stereotypes." This was what Filipinos commented after the country's Olympic gold medalists competed in sports with gender stereotypes. Gymnastics sensation Carlos Yulo made history...

PARIS  — The Algerian and Taiwanese boxers embroiled in a row over gender in sport at the Paris Olympics were disqualified from the 2023 World...